Canberra Cavalry catcher Robbie Perkins has been called into the Australian squad for the WBC qualifiers in Sydney next week. Photo: Jeffrey Chan

The 21-year-old joins Cavs starting pitcher Steven Kent as the only two Canberrans in the 28-man roster.

Australia start their campaign against the Philippines at Blacktown on Thursday at 7.30pm, with South Africa and New Zealand also vying for a WBC berth - only the winner of the qualifiers advances to the WBC in the USA in March 2017.